POEMs: new companions for tips. (Inside AFP).(Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters)

Publication: American Family Physician

Publication Date: 15-MAR-03

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If you open your journal to page 1327, you'll find one of AFP's most popular departments featuring summaries of research from the literature. In this issue, you will find that "Tips from Other Journals" have a new companion: "POEMs."

An editorial on page 1196 by Allen F. Shaughnessy, Pharm.D., and Jay Siwek, M.D., introduces the concept of POEMs, which stands for Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters. POEMs are similar to "Tips" in that they summarize research published in...

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